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Irónico, mordaz, incomparable: Groucho Marx no solo reinventó la comedia, sino que desnudó a la sociedad norteamericana con una carcajada afilada como un bisturí. En ‘Groucho. La vida y la época de J

No era solo el festival de odio a nivel social, la marginación, el terror… Una vez lejos del trabajo, tal y como sucede a muchos actores, corrían el riesgo de perder su confianza y su sentido de iden

A laugh out loud celebration of the everyday from national treasure Natalie Cassidy Truly delightful What an incredible debut Donna Ashworth There is no one better to be in the company of Josh WiddicombeNatalie Cassidy has been on our television screens for over three decades We ve grown up alongside Sonia on EastEnders but what about Nat s life beyond Albert Square In Happy Days Nat isn t just blowing her own trumpet she s taking her readers on a journey through the highs and lows and the changing seasons of life From yo yo diets to raising strong girls coping with grief to getting acting lessons from June Brown step into Nat s world behind the screen Packed with recipes tips lists and endless stories from Nat s treasure trove this book is like sitting down for a natter with your best mate over a cuppa It ll make you laugh out loud encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and most of all embrace the joy of every day

Many people think they know who Ben Elton is but does he For the first and only time Ben tackles this question head on in his frank forthright and entertaining autobiography Taking a deep dive into his life and times both private and public to reveal the true stories behind iconic hits such as The Young Ones Blackadder and We Will Rock You his pioneering routines hosting Saturday Live which birthed a revolution in stand up comedy and so much more Ben recounts his life and uniquely varied career from his Catford childhood and being the BBC s youngest ever sit com writer at 21 right up to the present day with yet another hit sit com Upstart Crow a surprise late life BAFTA and his most critically acclaimed stand up comedy show to date Alongside unique insights into his ground breaking work Ben talks honestly and hilariously about his personal and professional relationships with two generations of brilliant friends inspiring contemporaries occasional foes and the times in which they all lived And Ben s life has been just as challenging rewarding and funny off screen as it has been on He unpacks it all with wit insight and complete honesty And of course there s a little bit of politics After living sixty five years on the planet forty fiv

From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in fullTo the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role, in The Panic in Needle Park, in 1971, and by 1975, he had starred in four moviesThe Godfather and The Godfather Part II, Serpico, and Dog Day Afternoonthat were not just successes but landmarks in the history of film. Those performances became legendary and changed his life forever. Not since Marlon Brando and James Dean in the late 1950s had an actor landed in the culture with such force.But Pacino was in his mid thirties by then, and had already lived several lives. A fixture of avant-garde theater in New York, he had led a bohemian existence, working odd jobs to support his craft. He was raised by a fiercely loving but mentally unwell mother and her parents after his father left them when he was young, but in a real sense he was raised by the streets of the South Bronx, and by the troop of buccaneering young friends he ran with, whose spirits never left him. After a teacher recognized his acting promise and pushed him toward New Yorks fabled High School of Performing Arts, the die was cast. In good times and bad, in poverty and in wealth and in poverty again, through pain and joy, acting was his lifeline, its community his tribe.

* La leyenda de Marilyn Monroe nunca deja de fascinar. Hoy, tanto como ayer, es la estrella de cine que más admiración mundial ha suscitado a lo largo de la historia. * Una seductora irresistible, pe

Esta es la historia de cómo un chaval de un pueblo muy pequeño de Valladolid llamado Casasola de Arión, hijo de agricultores en un mundo lleno de durezas y con dos hijos consiguió vivir de contar chistes y llego a ser El Francotirarock.Todos los monologos incluidos en esta obra parten de un chiste, una idea o una situacion que es cierta y personal de Alex. No es un libro solo de monologos comicos. Entre monologo y monologo te va a contar su vida con tono humoristico, a veces dramatico y la mayoria nostalgico e ironico sobre los capitulos que por suerte le ha tocado vivir. Son reflexiones e historias que le han sucedido arriba y abajo de los escenarios. Delante y detras de un micro. Y que espera que por momentos te emocione, que te haga reir en bastantes episodios y que te haga soltar alguna carcajada.

Estudio profundo sobre la obra y legado de Chaplin, considerado por el propio artista como el mejor análisis de su cine.

¿Qué han hecho el cine y las series por nosotras... y qué hemos hecho nosotras con ellas? Este libro es un viaje por los personajes femeninos que nos marcaron, nos sacudieron y nos obligaron a hacernos preguntas incomodas. Un repaso por el drama y la comedia, desde distintas epocas y perspectivas, que interpela a varias generaciones. Porque en la ficcion caben todas las experiencias: la rabia de las que se hartan, el deseo de las que se atreven, el miedo heredado, la culpa impuesta y la fuerza que nace en la amistad, la maternidad o la soledad. De Sexo en Nueva York a Fleabag, de Las horas a Una joven prometedora, de Las chicas de oro a Retrato de una mujer en llamas, Pepa Blanes combina analisis feminista, memoria emocional y pasion cinefila para repensar como han sido representadas las mujeres... y como han empezado a representarse y reconocerse. Diez capitulos para mirar con otros ojos aquello que creiamos conocer. Este libro no va solo de peliculas o de series: habla de ti, de nosotras, de todo lo que estamos dispuestas a transformar. Una nueva mirada en la que las mujeres madres, hijas, amigas, rebeldes, imperfectas se cuentan a si mismas. Y cuando eso ocurre, el mundo cambia. Y ya no hay vuelta atras.

Amparo Rivelles es una de las más grandes y más queridas actrices del cine español. Un grupo de expertos analizan en El universo de Amparo Rivelles todos sus films, sus colaboradores, compañeros de reparto, directores. Todas las constantes de su vida y obra.

From a small village on the outskirts of Swansea to the sets of some of the all time greatest movies and TV shows like Love Actually and Gavin & Stacey Joanna Page s journey to stardom has been extraordinary In this funny candid and endlessly surprising memoir Joanna shares her story in full for the first time Inside she takes readers behind the scenes of her most iconic roles and introduces them to a colourful cast including Ruth Jones James Corden Richard E Grant Johnny Depp Liam Neeson and Emma Thompson Joanna also details her early life growing up on the glorious Welsh coastline a life not unlike Stacey Shipman s filled with family and friendly neighbours to the sudden shock of moving to London at 18 totally alone to take her place at RADA one of the most prestigious performing arts schools in the world Whether she s navigating early awkward auditions and other uncomfortable incidents chasing her big break riding success sometimes literally falling in love or discovering the magic and madness of life as a mum of four Joanna speaks openly about what it really takes to make it in the acting world while staying true to yourself An unforgettable read that makes you laugh and cry Lush is a celebration of finding your voice holding

Aged twenty five dressed as Che Guevara Nigel Planer answers an ad for a room and his life changes for ever Both a memoir and a love story Young Once follows his journey from bell ringer to gravedigger from university dropout to long term patient of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases and all the other bizarre events that shape him until the day he meets Alexei Sayle Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson in a former strip club and the 1980s Comedy Revolution is born Often mistaken even by his mother for Neil the hippy character he creates by 1986 Nigel has become so well known he often has to leave the house via the kitchen window It s lucky that he has always had a talent for seeing the funny side of things whether it s dealing with 20 foot eclair related injuries or being cajoled into Band Aid by Bob Geldof gatecrashing a rave with Robin Williams or crashing into the set on Top of the Pops becoming a grandfather at twenty nine or being rescued from disaster by musical theatre Against a backdrop of squats Glastonbury and roller discos with a supporting cast that includes Lemmy a stony faced Robert de Niro and French and Saunders Young Once is a wildly entertaining and gloriously sideways glimpse into a remarkable life and career It s also an ob

Las memorias del carismático intelectual Fernando Fernán Gómez, que también son las memorias de España en el siglo XX, con un nuevo prólogo de David Trueba. Estas brillantes memorias, publicadas originalmente en 1987 y ampliadas en 1998, nueve años antes de su fallecimiento, son el gran testamento literario de Fernando Fernan Gomez. Cargado de ingenio y clarividencia, el celebre comico, como le gustaba denominarse, hace repaso de las mas elocuentes anecdotas y los grandes hitos de su vida, que transcurren paralelos a muchos de los eventos fundamentales del siglo xx español: la Guerra Civil, la dura posguerra, la pertinaz sequia cultural, el largo y gris franquismo, el desarrollo y el seiscientos, la Transicion, la democracia y la restauracion de la monarquia Una retahila de episodios convertidos en aventuras desde su nacimiento, nueve años antes de la proclamacion de la Segunda Republica, hasta el momento en que, pasada la setentena, le parecio estar viviendo sus años de mayor exito (termino de escribir el final del texto mientras rodaba El abuelo y La lengua de las mariposas, a las ordenes de Jose Luis Garci y Jose Luis Cuerda, respectivamente). Prologado por el cineasta David Trueba (que se sento con Fernan Gomez para rodar el documental La silla de Fernando) y cargado de sensibilidad, inteligencia, ironia y sabiduria narrativa, El tiempo amarillo es un testimonio franco, directo, emocionado y sincero que encapsula el sentir de una epoca al tiempo que reconstruye la vida y biografia de una figura fundamental de la cultura española actor, director, guionista, dramaturgo, columnista, escritor, poeta, personaje publico de enorme popularidad e intelectual unico, libre y curioso.La critica ha dicho:Las memorias del gran actor español del pasado siglo, [...] una nueva edicion de la editorial Debate que fija (para siempre) estas confesiones personales que, de alguna manera, son tambien una coleccion de retratos y estampas de la España en amarillo que va desde el Madrid de los años veinte y la proclamacion de la Segunda Republica hasta el crepusculo del siglo.Carlos Marmol, The Objective

The long awaited candid memoir by Priscilla Presley chronicling her difficult inspiring journey beyond the walls of Graceland and behind the elegant image the world sees The Elvis legacy seen from the inside Priscilla Presley s divorce from Elvis left his fans incredulous How could she leave the man every woman wanted From the outside life in Elvis s mansion looked glamorous and enviable and in many respects it was But inside the mansion her husband was constantly surrounded by a male entourage while at the gates lines of beautiful women waited hopefully for an audience with the King From the time she was seventeen years old that life was all Priscilla had known During her ten years with Elvis it became painfully apparent that she had no idea who she was outside Elvis s world The only way to find herself was to leave that world and seek a new life of her own because leaving was the only way to survive for herself and for her daughter Softly As I Leave You is the deeply personal story of what Priscilla lost and what she found when she walked away from the man she loved Despite the legal separation their love for one another transformed into a touching and tender dynamic that endured until Elvis s untimely death four years later Shattered

From the scene stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid hilarious and inspiring book about an unconventional journey to Hollywood success and self celebration For decades Rebel Wilson single mindedly focused on her career forgoing relationships in favour of making a name for herself In her revealing and authentic memoir Rebel chronicles the emotional and physical lessons she has learned as well as her most embarrassing experiences A malaria induced Oscars hallucination An all style martial arts fighting tournament Junior handling at dog shows And this was all before she moved to Hollywood Rebel Rising follows Rebel from her Aussie upbringing as the daughter of parents who sold pet products at dog shows to making millions as LA s favourite funny girl always questioning Am I good enough Will I ever find love and Will I ever change and become healthy Rebel writes for the first time about the most personal and important moments in her life from fertility issues weight gain and loss to sexuality overcoming shyness and dealing with rejection and there s at least one story thrown in about Brad Pitt This brave and honest memoir shows us how to love ourselves while always remembering the value of laughing

For the first time, Charlie Sheen the star of Platoon, Wall Street, Major League and Two and a Half Men writes the story of his extraordinary life in an unfiltered memoir. We can live the stories or hear about them later from others. I choose the former.Charlie Sheen shouldnt be alive to write this book.But in The Book of Sheen, the movie and TV star, who has defied the odds, finally presents his story, in his own words. Charlie Sheen was born the third of four children to actor Martin Sheen and his wife, Janet. He grew up on film sets from his fathers all over the world, to his own in Malibu.There, he made ambitious Super 8s, with a roster of friends who went on to become household names, including his brother Emilio, Sean and Chris Penn and the Lowe brothers. Sheen broke into movies in the 1980s, playing a hoodlum in Ferris Buellers Day Off, a young soldier in Platoon and an ethically compromised trader in Wall Street. But somewhere along the way, despite a successful transition to TV leading man in Spin City and Two and a Half Men, Sheen descended into a vortex of extracurricular activities.Now sober, Sheen delivers a clear-eyed narrative of his highs and lows with humour, candour and a vivid, captivating writing style that is uniquely his. The Book of Sheen reads like a far-fetched, overstuffed novel of Hollywood life yet it is all true.

BESTSELLER N. º 1 DE THE SUNDAY TIMESUna carta de amor a 67 años de arte sobre el escenarioPor primera vez, Judi Dench habla de todos los papeles de Shakespeare que ha interpretado en sus siete decadas de carrera, desde Lady Macbeth y Titania hasta Ofelia y Cleopatra. En una serie de conversaciones con el actor y director Brendan OHea, la autora revela no solo los secretos de sus ensayos sino tambien sus triunfos, desastres y travesuras entre bastidores, todo ello rociado de una sorprendente sinceridad y un gran sentido del humor. Esta es la carta de amor que Judi dedica a William Shakespeare o, mejor dicho, al hombre que paga el alquiler.

La historia no contada de la estrella X más famosa del mundo.Marilyn Chambers fue la encarnación del espíritu libre de los años setenta, la estrella X más famosa del mundo y un talento no apreciado cuyo trabajo en peliculas para adultos obstaculizo sus sueños de convertirse en una actriz seria. Criada en un acomodado barrio residencial de Connecticut, Marilyn salto a la fama cuando se supo que no solo habia protagonizado la innovadora pelicula para adultos "Tras la puerta verde", sino que tambien habia sido la modelo de la caja del detergente para ropa Ivory Snow (eslogan del producto: "99 44/100 % puro").Marilyn fue la primera actriz para adultos en pasar al entretenimiento convencional. Mantuvo una carrera versatil de tres decadas, que incluyo papeles en obras dramaticas, un musical de Broadway, su propio programa de television y el papel principal en la pelicula "Rabia" de David Cronenberg. Pero su exito en las peliculas para adultos tambien resulto ser su perdicion. Empañada por una violenta relacion con su marido y manager, Chuck Traynor, desarrollo la personalidad de una estrella del sexo las veinticuatro horas del dia. Con recuerdos de familiares y amigos, muchos de los cuales nunca han hablado publicamente, junto con las propias palabras de Marilyn y fotos nunca antes

Esta biografía ofrece una mirada cercana y documentada a la vida de Catherine Middleton, princesa de Gales. María José Solano recorre su trayectoria desde la infancia hasta su papel actual en la monarquia britanica, destacando su evolucion personal, su estilo, su influencia mediatica y su rol institucional.El libro analiza como Kate ha sabido ganarse el respeto del pueblo britanico y convertirse en un simbolo de estabilidad, elegancia y modernidad dentro de la familia real, especialmente en tiempos de cambio y controversia.

Growing up in a small village in the Rhymney Valley Luke s life was shaped by his Jehovah s Witness upbringing a path he d eventually navigate to come out to his parents knowing he risked losing them In his raw and honest account he shares his struggles of always feeling different and being bullied as a child and his brave decision to leave home at just seventeen searching for a new life and a place where he truly belonged Starring first on the West End stages in iconic productions like Miss Saigon Avenue Q and Rent he quickly captivated the hearts of audiences and caught the eye of Hollywood s elite going on to secure roles in blockbuster films like The Hobbit Beauty and the Beast the Fast and Furious franchise and Nine Perfect Strangers TV series In this intimate memoir Luke takes us behind the scenes of his career on the stage and screen He writes beautifully of the relationship he now has with his family and the respect they all have for one another on their different paths Luke s story is a powerful tale of resilience courage and the pursuit of finding a sense of belonging and identity